NorthEast Reservoir Has Fish!

[BigYaker]

Earlier in the week I mad my first trip to NorthEast Reservoir and got skunked. I knew the fishing wouldn't be great since the County treats the reservoir periodically with copper sulfate which limits phytoplankton production. So, today I grabbed my Spro frog Jr and my trusty Rat L Trap and headed back to the Reservoir determined to catch something.

I started off with the frog and had several explosions but couldn't set the hook - I know the bass hitting the frog were not huge, but I don't know why I couldn't land one. Has anyone ever bent the two hooks back to help increase hook sets? Anyway, I decided to switch to the Rat L Trap and I'm glad I did. Caught several largemouth (nothing huge) and I caught a crappie (see below).

At least I know there are fish in this damn reservoir!!

[w2n]

fish in the lake is good.

there was a thread not to long ago about fishing with frogs and in that thread some people talked about bending the hooks a little... i have done that in the past. it might have helped a little... maybe.

good looking crappie. thats a great target of opportunity to have in the lake. i love crappie as a back-up plan.

[oubassman]

Way to go. I'll take the small ones over a skunk any day of the week!

[w2n]

[thread jack]

Way to go. I'll take the small ones over a skunk any day of the week!

yeah like my 1 tiny bluegill (that i only caught because i knew i wasnt going to hook into another bass, and only targeted sunfish) out on "No Name".

[/thread jack]

[yakbum]

Bigyak- where is this water? I have never heard of it.

[ZachYak]

Well done!

[BigYaker]

Bigyak- where is this water? I have never heard of it.

It's in Louisa right off of 33

[yakbum]

Thanks - I'll check it out some time